Indholdsfortegnelse for February 2020 i Fast Ford

INTRO WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY ISSUE! - Jamie King - Editor Well, there's only one place to start this issue, and that's by wishing you all a very happy New Year. Some of you lucky subscribers (those on Santa's 'nice' list!) may well even get this issue pop through the door in time for Christmas, and if you're reading this before the big day then please, from everyone here at FF, allow me to wish you a Merry Christmas too. Officially, this issue doesn't go on sale in the shops until 27th December, but that still gives us a few days to bring you the results from the Fast Ford Awards before 2020 sets in. Last issue, you will recall reading all about the different categories we had devised to…

NEWS IN BRIEF GOBLIN WORKS GARAGE RETURNS The team at Goblin Works will be returning to UK screens in January, with more of their unique take on restoration and customisation. We’ve seen Helen Taylor, Jimmy de Ville and Ant Partridge build some very cool cars over the years, and this series will include a Ford Bronco – we can’t wait to see what they do with it! The first episode airs on Thursday 2nd January at 9pm on Quest. KUGA PRICING ANNOUNCED The new Kuga is set to debut with high-specification First Edition Titanium, ST-Line and ST-Line X models, and pricing has officially been announced. The range begins with the Kuga Zetec at £23,995, featuring FordPass Connect embedded mode, wireless charging and advanced driver assistance. The First Edition Titanium has…

WHAT'S NEW NEW STUFF The latest gear on the Blue Oval scene HP TUNERS MPV12 ECU TOOL From £299 If cost is a barrier to getting your car remapped, HP Tuners have a revolutionary concept for you here – the MPVI2 dongle allows you to diagnose, read, edit and write your own ECU. You can download the VCM software suite for free from www. hptuners.com, spend time perfecting your ideal code, then upload to your chosen ECU using a credit (different ECUs require varying numbers of credits to flash; credits are £50/each) in order to upload your economy or power-giving map via the OBD-2 port. And if you’re not happy about writing your own map (which is totally fair, it’s specialist stuff) then they have off-the-shelf maps on offer. www.hptuners.com…

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND Ahmed began his career with a Ford apprenticeship, working up to a Technical Supervisor at a Ford dealership by the late ’80’s. As engines were increasingly being endowed with electronic management systems, he began experimenting with ECUs in his spare time, teaching himself how they work and devising improvements. Ahmed’s experiments with old ECUs and software showed great results, and as a result the then head of Motorsport at Ford, Peter Ashcroft, head-hunted him as a consultant Engines and Electronics Engineer. Ashcroft had a special project under development. As this was 1990, it turned out to be the original WRC programme. This was the big time for Ahmed. Goodbye to showing mechanics how to fathom out a car’s electronics, hello to refining software to…

JASON MUSTANG V8 CHASSIS TWEAKS Jason recently treated the Mustang to selection of handling upgrades… Those of you who have been paying close attention to my updates will have no doubt noticed a slight anomaly in my recent reports. In the November issue I reminded you of how I’d been happy tackling the drag strip, but before I ventured on track I wanted to make some chassis improvements before fitting some new wheels with better tyres. Then in the December issue I reported about the fun and antics I had on track with fellow Mustang owners at Silverstone, but never actually updated you on the parts I’d had fitted previously. Then, last issue, I was so excited about getting the new Velgen wheels fitted that I forgot again. Well, that’s…

#PRINTMYFORD See your very own fast Ford in full printed glory! Ever wanted to see your car appear in all its glory in the printed pages of a Ford tuning magazine? Well, if so, all you need to do is ask! Simply email us, or post a picture of your car on our Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram pages and add the hashtag ‘#printmyford’, and each month we’ll choose our favourites and print them in this aptly named feature! Alternatively, drop us an email with a couple of pics, a full spec list of any mods and upgrades, and a few details about your time with the car to fastford.ed@kelsey.co.uk with the subject heading ‘print my ford’ and we’ll pick our favourites for a slightly more detailed review each month too!…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT FRANCESCO VASTI SAPPHIRE RS COSWORTH Francescos Saph a story . s family twenty years, ownership passed down to him when he reached the age of eighteen. It’s only got 93,000km on the clock and, given that the car’s spent its life in Francesco’s native Italy, it’s escaped the ravages of the weather that we experience in the UK; as such, it’s impressively original. That’s not to say he hasn’t had his fun with it, of course! The car’s now running an Escort T34 turbo at 1.3-bar, Bosch 803 injectors and 044 pump, Group N exhaust, remap, and a few other tasty tweaks. So it’s a beloved member of the family, but it still gets driven properly! QUICK SPEC 15in OZ/Ford Motorsport wheels, T34 turbo, Jamex springs, Federal…

HISTORY OF THE GT40 THE FORD THAT BEAT FERRARI With the legendary Ford at the forefront of people’s minds lately, let’s take a closer look at the full story of the mighty GT40… Words GRAHAM ROBSON Photos FORD PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE Perhaps it’s time to tell the unvarnished, and glorious truth, about Ford’s GT40 programme, which started in 1963. Criticised, at the time, for being too big, too heavy, and too simply engineered, it was in fact one of the most successful Ford-badged race cars ever produced. Too heavy? Because in most cases a steel tub was used...? So what! Too crude? Because standard Ford-USA iron block engines were used…? So what! Too simply engineered? Those Detroit-developed V8 engines again..? So what! And in the majority of cases, these were actually…

FIESTA MK2 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Liam Stolton’s hardcore Mk2 Fiesta is so clean you could eat your dinner off it. But he didn’t build it to win show trophies – this thing is a manic out-and-out track beast… Words DAN BEVIS Photos CHRIS FROSIN The creative tension between form and function has sat at the core of project car builds from the very beginning of modifying itself. Ever since Karl Benz looked at his Patent-Motorwagen back in 1885 and thought ‘You know what, I might stick another wheel on that’ [facts may vary, consult a historian], there’s been a quagmire of internal wrangling: do I make it go faster, or look better? Of course, if you’re doing it properly, it’s entirely possible to achieve…

MK1 FOCUS RS MIRROR, MIRROR… …ON THE WALL, IS THIS THE CLEANEST FORD OF ALL? Steve Evans has poured countless hours and endless amounts of dedication into his concours condition Focus RS – an effort that’s been rewarded with trophies, lots of trophies! Words BEN BIRCH Photos AS DESIGN Concours competitions are a huge test; of precision planning, an eagle eye for detail and most of all, an unwavering dedication to the cause. To place anywhere in an event is a serious achievement, but to win two of the most prestigious Ford concours honours in the same year, is truly remarkable. Well in 2019 this Mk1 Focus RS did just that – it not only won the Overall Gold Cup two years running in 2018 and 2019, but it…

SHOW DATES 2020 See what fantastic Ford shows and events are coming up in 2020… JANUARY JAN 9-12TH AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL & THE PERFORMANCE CAR SHOW NEC, Birmingham www.autosportinternational.com FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 21-23 RACE RETRO Stoneleigh Park, Coventry www.raceretro.com APRIL APRIL 5TH SQUIRES FORDMEET Squires Café, North Yorkshire www.facebook.com/groups/fordmeet APRIL 25TH PURE FORD Castle Combe, Wiltshire www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/shows/ pure-ford MAY MAY 3RD SIMPLY FORD Beaulieu National Motor Museum www.beaulieu.co.uk/events/simply-ford MAY 16-17TH IOW TAKEOVER Royal County Showground, IOW www.iowtakeover.co.uk MAY 17TH SCOTTISH FORD LIVE Knockhill, Scotland www.knockhill.com/events/ford-live-2020 JUNE JUNE 7TH CLASSIC FORD SHOW Mallory Park, Leicestershire www.classicsworld.co.uk/classic-ford-show JUNE 20TH RALLY DAY Castle Combe, Wiltshire www.rallyday.com JUNE 28TH FORD NATIONALS British Motor Museum, Gaydon www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk JULY JULY 5TH THE FORD SHOW Santa Pod Raceway, Northants www.fordshow.co.uk JULY 11TH RS COMBE Castle Combe, Wiltshire www.rscombe.com JULY…

WHAT'S NEW DRIVEN SCC/REVO STAGE 1 FIESTA MK8 1.0-LITRE It may not be the sportiest model in the current Fiesta line-up, but with some well-placed upgrades it can be one of the most fun to drive, as Jamie found when he took SCC Performance’s Revo-equipped 1.0-litre Mk8 our for a spin… Words JAMIE Photos JASON DODD I’ll start with a confession; I’ve got a real soft-spot for the Mk7 Fiesta 1.0-litre, especially the ZS and latterly ST-line versions. The fact that they came from the factory with sporty looks similar to the ST, the same fantastic chassis and handling as its bigger brother, and more power than any standard RS Turbo left the production line with, yet still return unbeatable fuel economy, cheap insurance, and affordable running costs made for…

AWARDS 2019 THE WINNERS! You’ve been voting for your favourites, and the results are in – so let’s find who the winners are… With 2020 in touching distance, now is a great time to look back on some of the stand-out cars and moments 2019 had to offer the fast Ford fan. In the last issue we introduced the Fast Ford Awards 2019; our own little awards ceremony to celebrate the highlights from the past 12 months. We came up with no fewer than 8 categories to represent all the best bits the fast Ford scene has to offer, including Best Old School, Best Modern, Best Track Car, Best Wildcard, Best Show, Best Photo and Best Cover. Oh, and then there’s the big one too; Car of the Year 2019.…

DAN FOCUS ST3 IT'S ALL WHITE After months with little progress, the Cossie gets some much-needed TLC as work resumes on the front wing repairs… First, a quick apology. It’s many months since I’ve managed a Fast Fleet update for the pages of Fast Ford, and it seems a whole summer flew by without any improvements on either my Sierra or ST250. Anyone would think I’d lost interest in Blue Ovals. Not a bit of it. In fact, not only has (very slow) progress been made to both cars, I accidentally found myself becoming sidetracked by an altogether different Focus ST: despite buying an ST170 to rip out its guts and drop them into one of my Mk1 Escorts, I discovered it was too good to break. A Magnum Grey…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT IAN HILL FALCON XR6 Well, you don’t see a lot of these in the UK do you? This Australian-market model, the FG Falcon, was the final generation produced before Ford stopped building them and began importing the Mustang as a replacement. As you can see, the fabled XR badge didn’t disappear from all markets, and in XR6 form the Falcon sports a 4.0-litre straight-six. Ian’s owned the car since nearly-new, buying it when he lived in Brisbane and shipping it to the UK when he moved three years ago. It certainly gets a lot of interest over here – the design language is recognisable, and yet very few people know what it is! QUICK SPEC 4.0-litre straight-six, OE Sport bodykit…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT JACK TURNER FIESTA ZETEC S Jack s 30th Anniversary Edition Fiesta is no.1116/1200, and the chequered roof is a factory item. It s a little-known fact that the first 400 Anniversary Editions were yellow, the second 400 were green, and the final 400 were red, and they all had that distinctive roof. Jack’s example is beautifully looked after too – it’s just ticked over 110k miles, and he’s been keeping it super-tidy to show it off at the shows; you may have spotted it at Ford Fair 2019. It’s got full leather inside, black painted Zetec S wheels, and a RamAir filter for that trademark induction roar. Love your work, Jack! QUICK SPEC 30th Anniversary Edition, RamAir induction, leather seats, black Zetec S wheels…

FROM THE ARCHIVES We delve through the image archives to bring you some of the most memorable moments in Ford’s history… This mouth-watering supply of 224bhp YBD RS500 engines has just been delivered from Cosworth – of Wellingborough – to Tickford where all conversions from regular Sierra Cosworth to homologationspecial RS500 model took place. This is approximately one day’s supply of engines – another truck load would be delivered the next day, and the next day, and so on, between June and the end of July 1987. The last car to be converted (number 500) was completed on 30th July, 1987.…

WHAT'S NEW NEWS See what s going down in the world of fast Fords... AET MOTORSPORT CLINCHES THE TIME ATTACK 'POCKET ROCKET' CHAMPIONSHIP Yorkshire-based AET Motorsport has taken the UK Time Attack title in a thrilling final-round decider at Snetterton, with company sales director, Nick Cook at the wheel of the Mk7 Fiesta ST. Time Attack is a sport that’s been massively growing in stature across the globe in recent years; originally spawning from Japanese race cars of the 1960s that were built to celebrate the art of the aftermarket tuner, the doors were open to everyone from low-budget home-spannerers to big-bucks corporate showcases, with everyone racing on, as it were, a level playing field. This is very much the ethos of the series today – you just need to…

RS500 & ESCOS MONTE DOUBLE TROUBLE Two mates, loads of banter, and a combined 1000bhp… this should be fun! Words BEN BIRCH Photos MATT RICHARDSON It’s not often you see an RS500 and a Monte on the road together. Even less so when both are tuned almost identically, and have been owned by the same mates for twenty years. Twenty years! In that time most ‘known’ cars come and go from the scene, and sadly some friendships come and go too. But for Costas Costi and Bruce Saunders, the cars and the banter are still on top form after all that time. “If it wasn’t for me, Costas would be driving an Evo,” laughs Monte owner Bruce, “thankfully I managed to talk him around and keep him in the Ford…

MK2 FOCUS RS FIGHT CLUB The Mk2 Focus RS is a phenomenal thing in stock form, we know this. But upgrading the chassis to track-ready Clubsport spec ramps up the aggression to an incredible degree… Words DAN BEVIS Photos DARREN MALLINSON An iconic name can make or break the fortunes of an automobile. Some cars are able to transcend a humdrum moniker to ascend to greatness (the Maserati Quattroporte, for example – it may sound exotic to an Anglo-Saxon ear, but ‘Four-door’ is hardly an inspiring name), while others are pulled up on the coat-tails of arguably inappropriate titles: the Mazda Bongo Friendee, for instance. Without that astounding badge there’d be no reason to buy one, and yet they shifted units like nobody’s business. There is, however, absolutely no ambiguity…

SAPPHIRE COSWORTH REAL RARITY With just 36,000 miles showing on the clock, this ex-concours show car has been treated to some subtle modifications to ensure it’s unlike any other Sapphire out there… Words SIMON HOLMES Photos ADE BRANNAN When you consider over 13,000 rear-wheel drive Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworths were produced during the model’s short lifespan before the 4x4 came along, it’s surprising how few are left in truly great condition. It didn’t help that plenty were harvested for their running gear when prices were cheap which reduced numbers, but more recently the four-door sibling seems to have become favoured once again. However, the fact remains that few mint examples made it through that still look and feel like they did when they rolled off the production line. Even less…

FAST FLEET Check out what’s been going on with our projects this month… DAN SIERRA COSSIE It's painted! Well, some of it is! After a few weeks with no progress, the wings are now white again... MOTORBASE FOCUS BTCC CARS The Motorbase crew are busy working towards their planned assault on the BTCC for 2020... big news update coming soon...! PAUL RS500 RACE CAR The RS500 now has its BBS split-rims back and the project nears completion. Full update in next issue. DAN FOCUS ST250 A shiny new intercooler from Direnza has arrived, and will form part of the planned Stage 2 upgrade. More details soon... ADE SAPPHIRE COSWORTH Ade has a head for the YB build and MJ Racing have started putting it all back together. Full update coming…

EVENT REPORT FRANKIE’S 2019 FRANKIE S CLASSIC CAR SHOW 2019 Frankie’s Classic Car and Bike Show at Ford’s Technical Centre at Dunton is fast becoming something of an annual pilgrimage for the Blue Oval fan, so we popped along to see why… Words JAMIE & JASON DODD Photos JASON DODD WHERE FORD HQ, DUNTON WHEN SEPTEMBER 2019 Frankie’s Classic Car and Bike Show may not be a Ford-exclusive event, but based at the home of many a Blue Oval legend at Ford’s Technical Centre at Dunton, it’s an event that attracts plenty of fast Fords… of all ages. The event was held back in September, and with the Capri celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019 there were a fair few models of Ford’s iconic coupe in attendance – no fewer…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT SCOTT SMITH KUGA TDCi We don t see many SUVs being modified, so hats off to Scott for trying something a bit different with his Kuga; the practical wagon is now running 19in Bola wheels and lowering springs, a custom turbo-back exhaust system, Pipercross air filter and a tasty remap. He’s also swapped in some LEDs, and has all sorts of plans for the future including a hybrid turbo, a Mk3 Focus ST interior and a huge audio install. And recently he’s even added an RS-style spoiler to the rear too – this first in the UK we believe. Offbeat thinking! QUICK SPEC 19” Bola CSRs, lowering springs, turbo-back exhaust, Pipercross air filter…

BUDGET MOTORSPORT CHEAP THRILLS Thought motorsport was only for the wealthy? No way! Team Fast Ford had awesome fun on track in the budget Four Hours of Lochgelly endurance race… and it all cost less than £500! Words photos ADE BRANNAN Pretty much every car fan has wanted to go racing at some point, but there’s always one big hurdle; the huge costs! Even simple track days can be expensive, plus there’s always the risk of damaging your car too. It doesn’t have to be that way though! Driftland, located in Fife just north of Edinburgh, have come up with a great competitive series that is based around comically low-budget ‘endurance challenges’. Teams of two or three mates in completely standard sub-1.4-litre FWD hatchbacks are pitted against each other on…